The modern usage of the word “cool” surfaced during World War II. Cool was a new concept, a new set of encoded ideas, and a new musical aesthetic. This article explores the idea in a post-WWII context.
A personal quest for a grandfather's WWII service history inspired a new Museum resource for families researching a veteran.
The Bretton Woods conference in summer 1944 saw the global rise of the American Economic Empire—the empire of the dollar.
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans celebrates 12th anniversary and commemorates 68th anniversary of D-Day.
Willy F. James, Jr. was one of seven African Americans to receive the Medal of Honor for service in World War II, an award delayed decades by bias and discrimination.
One of the most famous artillery pieces of the Second World War, the German 88mm gun had a well deserved reputation for deadly accuracy and destructive power.
Join us as Historian Hannah Dailey talks with Peter Somogyi, a survivor of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
Join Assistant Director of Curatorial Services Kim Guise for a very special discussion with WWII Veteran and former POW Jim Baynham.